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DUBAI

May 25, 2020

COVID-19: Dubai Business Recovery Dashboard

Economic Research Department

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mobility JobsAir Traffic COVID-19

Mobility

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-100

-50

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50

15-Feb February March March March April April April May May

Retail Grocery Parks Transit Stations Workplaces Residential

Movement of people in different locations of Dubai (% change compared to baseline)*

Google Mobility Data show that in Dubai people are slowly starting to move around more. Data suggest that

walking and driving activities in grocery, retail and workplaces are starting to steadily increase, compared to

a month ago. Transit use and walking in parks are also picking up, but not by as much. The trend for the first 2

weeks of May shows that Dubai steadily goes back to its baseline levels of activity,

Source: Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports Note: Google Mobility Data compares movements of people to trends observed for the five-week period of Jan. 3 - Feb. 6, 2020.

16-May

Air Traffic

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Total number of departed and scheduled flights from DXB airport (weekly comparison)

Latest Fligtradar24 data show that the total number of departed flights from DXB airport increased from 91 in

the second week of May to 111 in the third week of May (22% week-on-week growth). An increase in flight

movement volumes may provide leading signals into the broader economy returning to normalcy.

Moreover, an increase in scheduled flights may indicate stability in the industry and economic upturn.

Source: Flightradar24 Data

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200

400

600

800

1000

April-Week 4 May-Week 1 May-Week 2 May-Week 3

Departed flights Scheduled flights

Jobs

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Total number of posted jobs in Dubai, according to LinkedIn

According to LinkedIn, the total number of posted jobs in Dubai increased from 254 in the second week of

May to 266 in the third week of May (4.7% week-on-week growth). Furthermore, the weekly growth for IT jobs

in Dubai was 10.4% between the 2nd and 3rd week of May, which can lead to the development of the digital

economy in the Emirate. Besides, some job sites (e.g. Bayt.com) have now added “Work From Home” option,

which indicates that companies are willing to hire talents remotely.

Source: LinkedIn

254

48

266

53

Total IT

May-Week 2 May-Week 3

• Computer Software

• Management Consulting

• Hospital and Health Care

• Financial Services

• ICT

• IT

• Sales

• Marketing

• Finance

• Business Development

Which Industries are mainly hiring in Dubai (May-Week 3)

Leading demanded job functions in Dubai (May-Week 3)

Fear of Catching COVID-19

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According to the latest YouGov data, the proportion of respondents in UAE who are very or fairly scared of

catching COVID-19 has fallen from 73% on April 29 to 70% on May 4 (3 percentage point drop), indicating

the increase of confidence among UAE population. In addition, the percentage of the population who

avoid going to public places dropped 3-points to 79% on April 29, showing the rising of activity growth in UAE.

Source: YouGov

Fear of Catching COVID-19 in UAE*% of respondents in UAE who said they “very” or

“somewhat” scared of catching COVID-19

Behavior changes tracker in UAE during COVID-19*% of respondents in UAE who said they are Avoiding

crowded public places

73% 73%

70%

14-Apr 29-Apr 4-May

82%

81%

79%

14-Apr 22-Apr 29-Apr